Chapter 108: The Middle Mountain Secret Realm!

“After this, you will leave the sect. You will become my maidservant.”

Ye Chen spoke calmly. Originally, he hadn’t planned to keep Sun Ruoxin by his side. His plan was to send her to help Sun Ye with selling his goods.

However, after waking up and thinking things over carefully, Ye Chen realized that he couldn’t be too harsh on her. He couldn’t just cut ties completely.

Though Sun Ruoxin had made many mistakes in the past, she had genuinely turned over a new leaf.

Yesterday, Ye Chen had also felt how deeply she regretted her actions. So, he decided to keep her around.

In the end, Ye Chen kept Sun Ruoxin out of a moment of softness. It had nothing to do with her cultivation techniques or anything like that.

As for being his maidservant, to be honest, it was far better than being a direct disciple of Green Cloud Sect.

Before, without the Heart Command Talisman, Ye Chen had been hesitant. He hadn’t been able to fully trust his maidservants and hadn’t given them much. But now that he had the Ancient Heart Command Talisman, there was no need to worry. He could give her things, even the useless Five Elements Pills he had lying around. After all, the higher her cultivation, the more assistance she could provide. Any investment that brought him help was worth making.

Hearing Ye Chen’s words, Sun Ruoxin hesitated. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to become Ye Chen’s maidservant, but leaving the sect with an active mission wasn’t as simple as it sounded.

She could face punishment, and might even be considered as having betrayed the sect.

Seeing the hesitation in Sun Ruoxin’s eyes, Ye Chen smiled faintly. “It’s alright, I’ll go with you.”

Sun Ruoxin wasn’t betraying the sect—she was simply becoming his maidservant. She would stay at Sword Peak from now on. The Internal Affairs Hall would surely give him this face. After all, the last time Ye Chen filed a complaint, his master had even involved the Internal Affairs Hall. If they didn’t give Ye Chen this face, Ye Chen could always call on his master for help.

Ye Chen had come to realize that his master, though cold, valued face more than anything. Since Ye Chen had won first place in the Sect Competition and defeated Fa Zhen, his master’s attitude toward him had softened considerably.

Seeing Ye Chen’s confidence, Sun Ruoxin also relaxed her worries. She gazed at Ye Chen with an expression full of admiration. For her, something that was a matter of life and death was easily settled with just a word from Ye Chen. To be able to return to Ye Chen’s side, even if it was just as a maidservant, was more than enough to make her feel happy.

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As for Sun Ruoxin’s matter, everything went remarkably smoothly. The Internal Affairs Hall knew that there was something off about Sun Ruoxin’s task. After all, it was Kong Xiangli himself who had personally intervened. For an ordinary person, this wouldn’t have been possible. But now that Ye Chen wanted to take Sun Ruoxin as his maidservant and handle her sect resignation paperwork, it was a different story.

On one side, there was an elder in the middle of Foundation Establishment, and on the other, there was the peak master, who was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment and the most likely to break through to Golden Core.

Not to mention, Ye Chen was the first place winner of the Sect Competition. Though his breakthrough chances were low, if he succeeded, his combat strength would be terrifying. He was definitely worth cultivating a good relationship with. So, it was clear which option to choose.

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Elder Chen personally and courteously handled the paperwork for Ye Chen and Sun Ruoxin. As for Kong Xiangli? If he wasn’t happy about it, he could go speak to the Sword Peak Master. If you’re not even willing to confront Sword Peak, what right does the Internal Affairs Hall have to get involved?

After handling Sun Ruoxin’s resignation from the sect, Ye Chen also sent a message to the Ye family, telling them to stop targeting Sun Ye.

Ye Chen was now the first disciple of the sect. Naturally, the Ye family would pay attention to him. And Sun Ruoxin also sent a letter to Sun Ye.

When Sun Ye received the letter, he was left speechless. His eyes were filled with disbelief. Had it really only been a year? Ye Chen had already become the top disciple of Green Cloud Sect, and he had also broken through to the ninth layer of Qi Refining? And his daughter had become Ye Chen’s maidservant? Was he really going to end up working for Ye Chen?

Sun Ye’s emotions became incredibly complex. After all, just a year ago, Ye Chen was still at the sixth layer of Qi Refining. He used to call him “Senior” whenever they met.